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Dontae Sharpe: US Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 26 Years Is Pardoned

Dontae Sharpe had fought to prove his innocence since his 1994 arrest. He was released from prison in August 2019.
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Dontae Sharpe had fought to prove his innocence since his 1994 arrest. He was released from prison in August 2019.

“My family’s name has been cleared,” he told reporters on Friday. “It’s a burden off of my shoulders and my family’s shoulders.”

Mr Sharpe’s story highlighted how it can take years to get a full pardon even after a person is exonerated and wins their freedom…